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IMPROVEMENT IN BASKETS;

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Letters Patent No. 60,383, dated December 11, 1866. 'L l TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, H. C. JONES, of Dowagiac, in the county of Cass, and State of Michigan, haveinvented` a new and improved Stave Basket; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and; exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsmaking a` part ofthis specification, in which-l- Figure 1 is a horizontal section through 4myimproved basket. Figure is a vertical central section through the same. Figure 3 is a side view. i Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the: several figures'. i i This invention relates to an improvement on that class of baskets which are made of s taves, or thin and 1 narrow strips of wood, which are put together upon a former, and secured by means of hoops. The nature` of my invention consists in supportingand strengthening such baskets at an intermediate point between the i i top and bottom by means of an inside and an' outside hoopor band, which aresecured by'pins' passing through them, the outside band serving also as a means for receiving and keeping in place the lower ends of `the how handles, as will be hereinafter described,` i i i i i To en'able others skilled in the,` art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation. i In the accompanying drawings I have represented a basket, which is made of staves laid together soi esito,l overlap each other, and secured in place by means of hoops and bands. These kinds of baskets are used more i particularly for the transportation of green groceries, and for other purposes, which necessarily subject,` them 1 i to very rough usage. i It is important, therefore, to make these baskets very strongiand at the same timel to@` i l have themlight and portable. When the staves or thin strips a are properly laid together, they are secnued` i, by two hoops b b', one of which is inside of the basket and the other outside; these two hoops i are Vaboutthe` j j same diameter, and are secured `in place by nails driven through them and also through` the staves a1,.,'.lhs=.f` i, outside hoop b then serves as the base of the basket, for steadying it.` Ilhe hoops ce` are now applied to" I l the ends of the saves, so as to form the rim of the basket, and to strengthen and protect `the staves at `this! point. These hoops are placed, one inside and the other outside of the basket, and secured in place 'by nails, i as shown in fig. 2. The staves a areagan strengthened and prevented from separating bymeans of two `hoops i, i j g g', one inside and the other outside of the basket, as shown in tgs. I and 2. The `inner hoop is `made of" fx i i wood, but the outer hoop or band g I prefer to make of metal, and to securethe two .hoops `in place` by nails i i driven through them and also through the staves a. These two hoops g gf sustain the" staves against inward l and outward pressure, and also tie them together. The metallic hoop q also serves as a." means for securing the lower ends of the bow handles in place. `These handles G G are bent and` tapered, as shown in igs." 2 and and their lower ends inserted between the hoop and staves. The upper portions of 'the handles are secured to the basket by means of staples e e, which are driven through` the two hoops c c', and clinched :on theyinsidef l u By notching the handles over the hoop c'they will be prevented from being drawn out of place. i A Havingthus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by` Letters Patent, `is-` 3 p i 1 i r 1. The combination of the insdehoop or band g with the outside hoop or band g `in the` construction` of i i the stave basket, substantially in the manner described. 4 i i i i l 2f The manner herein shown and described of securing handles G G to the basket.` i i lHORACE C. JONES.

Witnesses s GEORGE R. SMYTH, GInEoN' Gines.' 

